Often described as the Fairtrade of business, B Corp status is the latest certification socially-minded businesses in Britain are scrambling to achieve.

Since it first launched in the US in 2007, more than 4,000 companies have achieved B Corp status from Patagonia to Ben & Jerry's.

In recent weeks, the two most popular - and established - cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, have hit record highs. 

Bitcoin crossed the $66,000 mark and Ethereum $4,000, as the volatile crypto market goes on something of a bull run.

There are plenty of alternative coins available to those brave enough to dabble in crypto, all of which have their own USPs and potential uses. 

In March last year, Edward Bramson, boss of the activist investor Sherborne, called on Barclays to sack Jes Staley after news that the Financial Conduct Authority was investigating the chief executive’s ties to the convicted paedophile, the late Jeffrey Epstein.

The US activist investor argued that re-appointing Staley at the May annual meeting was ‘ill-advised’ because of the harm being done to the bank’s reputation, already reeling from Staley’s peculiar attempts at unmasking a whistleblower for which he was fined £642,000 and cost him a clawed back £500,000 bonus.

The new boss of Barclays heaped praise on Jes Staley as he vowed to press on with the strategy started by his 'manager, mentor and friend'.

CS Venkatakrishnan told shell-shocked staff in an email that he would 'continue our existing plans to transform our organisation and build on our financial prowess'.

From the moment the Financial Conduct Authority told the bank about its preliminary findings late on Friday, the writing was on the wall for the 64-yearold American. 

The creators of a cryptocurrency inspired by Netflix series Squid Game have reportedly pulled the plug on the project and made off with more than $2million.

The SQUID cryptocurrency was marketed as a play-to-earn token, giving players the opportunity to win prize money through six online games based on the viral television series.

The amount of time it takes for a property transaction to complete is down 27 days on average, new figures show.

Home movers had been dealing with an average five-month during the summer, according to Rightmove.   

It now takes a little over four months - or 127 days - to get through the conveyancing process.